Classroom or hall: the room each workshop needs

A standard classroom holds up to 32 students per session, and most of our workshops run in one. Early Engineers Express, Advanced STEMbotics and Drone Coding need a hall. Three workshops take bigger groups in a hall, with limits that differ by year group.

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At a glance: room and group size by workshop

Select a workshop to jump to its photos and layout. Where the hall limit differs by year group, both figures are shown.

Workshop	Years	Room	Max per session
Early Engineers Express	Nursery-Year 2 (ages 3-7)	Hall required	30 students
Electricity & Circuits	Years 2-6 (ages 6-11)	Classroom or hall	32 students in either room
Beginner STEMbotics	Years 1-6 (ages 5-11)	Classroom or hall	Classroom: 32 studentsHall: 32 students (KS1) or 60 (KS2)
Intermediate STEMbotics	Years 3-9 (ages 7-14)	Classroom or hall	Classroom: 32 studentsHall: 60 students (KS2, Y7) or 40 (Y8+)
Advanced STEMbotics	Years 7-13 (ages 11-18)	Hall required	30 students
AI & Machine Learning	Years 4-11 (ages 8-16)	Classroom or hall	32 students in either room
Drone Coding	Years 5-13 (ages 9-18)	Hall required	30 students
Stop-Motion Animation	Years 1-6 (ages 5-11)	Classroom or hall	Classroom: 32 studentsHall: 32 students (KS1) or 45 (KS2)
Cybersecurity & Cryptography	Years 4-9 (ages 8-14)	Classroom or hall	32 students in either room
3D Design & Printing	Years 3-7 (ages 7-12)	Classroom	32 students

Room and group-size rules

A standard classroom comfortably holds up to 32 students per session and that is the cap for every classroom delivery. Some workshops scale higher when delivered in a hall, because more tables and floor space fit. The cards below show the maximum students per session for each workshop and room combination.

Hall-required workshops (Early Engineers Express, Advanced STEMbotics, Drone Coding) need the open floor space of a hall regardless of group size.

For larger cohorts than the per-session maximum, you book additional sessions across the day. Most schools cover a full year group with two or three sessions.

Setup by workshop

Photos and layout for each workshop. Where a workshop runs in a classroom or a hall, switch between the two.

Small hall with benches and floor mats. Workshop slide on screen at the front.
Photo 1 of 2: A small school hall set up for Early Engineers Express, with large floor mats laid out on a wooden floor, benches and chairs along the side, and a screen showing the workshop title at the front
Early Engineers Express
Nursery-Year 2 (ages 3-7)
Room
Hall required
Max per session
30 students
Layout & what your school provides: Hall or large activity room required. Floor mats laid out as activity zones. Benches or low chairs around the front mat for students to gather. Screen or projector at the front.
Desks in groups of four with circuits kits laid out at each station.
Electricity & Circuits
Years 2-6 (ages 6-11)
Room
Classroom
Max per session
32 students
Layout & what your school provides: Projector, screen or interactive whiteboard at the front. Students working in pairs, with one kit per desk. Ensure space between tables for the instructor to circulate.
Printable Electricity & Circuits setup guide
Desks in pairs, robotics kits on every desk.
Photo 1 of 3: A primary classroom set up for Beginner STEMbotics, with desks in pairs and Lego-style robotics kits on each desk
Beginner STEMbotics
Years 1-6 (ages 5-11)
Room
Classroom
Max per session
32 students
Layout & what your school provides: Desks in pairs (one desk per pair). Projector or screen at the front. Leave space for the instructor to circulate between pairs.
Desks in pairs with laptops paired to robotics kits.
Intermediate STEMbotics
Years 3-9 (ages 7-14)
Room
Classroom
Max per session
32 students
Layout & what your school provides: Desks in pairs (one desk per pair). Projector or screen at the front. Suitable when one class is attending at a time. Best experience requires a hall.
Printable Intermediate STEMbotics setup guide
Tables in pairs around the perimeter, large central activity area.
Photo 1 of 2: A school hall set up for Advanced STEMbotics, with tables in pairs around the perimeter and a large central activity area for robotics builds and Python challenges
Advanced STEMbotics
Years 7-13 (ages 11-18)
Room
Hall required
Max per session
30 students
Layout & what your school provides: Tables in pairs around the perimeter (15 paired tables for 30 students). Large central activity area for testing builds. Projector at the front.
Desks in groups with AI workshop kit on every station.
Photo 1 of 2: A classroom set up for AI and Machine Learning, with desks in groups and AI workshop kit on every station, and a screen showing the workshop at the front
AI & Machine Learning
Years 4-11 (ages 8-16)
Room
Classroom
Max per session
32 students
Layout & what your school provides: One desk per pair (16 desks for 32 students), arranged around the perimeter of the room leaving a central space for flight launches. Projector or screen at the front.
Printable AI & Machine Learning setup guide
Exam tables around the perimeter, drone mats in the centre.
Photo 1 of 5: A school hall set up for drone coding, with exam tables around the perimeter, large drone floor mats laid out in the centre, chairs for students and a projector at the front showing the Drone Coding workshop
Drone Coding
Years 5-13 (ages 9-18)
Room
Hall required
Max per session
30 students
Layout & what your school provides: Hall is essential so drones can fly safely away from desks. Exam or paired tables around the perimeter for laptops, or benches/chairs if tables are not available. Drone mats in the central activity area. Projector at the front.
Printable Drone Coding setup guide
Desks in pairs with tablets and Lego trays on each desk.
Photo 1 of 2: A primary classroom set up for stop-motion animation, with desks in pairs and tablets, animation kits and Lego trays at each station
Stop-Motion Animation
Years 1-6 (ages 5-11)
Room
Classroom
Max per session
32 students
Layout & what your school provides: Desks in pairs or groups of four (one desk per pair). Projector or screen at the front.
Desks in pairs with laptops on every desk.
Photo 1 of 2: A classroom set up for Cybersecurity & Cryptography, with desks in pairs, laptops on every desk, RAF Youth STEM branding at the front and a projector ready to display the workshop
Cybersecurity & Cryptography
Years 4-9 (ages 8-14)
Room
Classroom
Max per session
32 students
Layout & what your school provides: Desks in pairs (one desk per pair, 16 desks for 32 students). Laptops provided by Hyett, one on each desk. Projector or screen at the front.
Printable Cybersecurity & Cryptography setup guide
Representative laptop classroom. Same layout as Cybersecurity.
Photo 1 of 2: A classroom set up for a laptop-based workshop, with desks in pairs and laptops on every desk (representative of the 3D Design & Printing setup)
3D Design & Printing
Years 3-7 (ages 7-12)
Room
Classroom
Max per session
32 students
Layout & what your school provides: Desks in pairs with laptops at each station. Projector or screen at the front. Internet access required. A desk and power socket at the front for the 3D printer.
Printable 3D Design & Printing setup guide

What your school provides, what Hyett brings

Equipment, materials and room requirements depend on the format you book. We confirm the agreed split of responsibilities in your booking documentation.

What your school provides

The agreed suitable indoor space for the booked format
Tables and chairs in the agreed layout
A projector, screen, or interactive whiteboard if available
Access to power sockets near the working area
Reliable internet access when the CAD workshop is booked
A member of school staff in the room throughout the session

What Hyett brings

Specialist equipment and materials specified for the booked format
Workshop-specific risk assessments
Every Hyett Education instructor holds an enhanced DBS certificate and is registered on the DBS Update Service. Your instructor's DBS details are shared in your secure booking portal once your booking is made.
Pre-workshop liaison and a clear setup brief before the day
Setup and pack-down inside the timetable we agree with you